spaces between us (grayson Dolan)

ch.16 the match

(Meghan's POV)
*saturday morning*
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and Kylie poking me in the side.
"Meghan. Meghan. Meghan. Meghan." she continuously said my name and poked me.
"Ugh go away Kylie!" I said annoyed.
"Come on! Let's go to the gym." Kylie whined. She may almost be a legal adult, but sometimes she acted like a 6 year old.
"Kylie, it's like 8 in the morning, on a Saturday. I want to sleep!" I fired at her.
"Pretty please?! I don't want to go alone and I am NOT going with mom or dad!" She pleaded.
"Ugh fine but you owe me one!"
"Sure. Thanks Meg." She said giggly and skipped out of my room.
I dragged myself out of bed and went to my dresser. I put on some nike shorts and a sporty tank top. My long brown hair was all over the place, curls going everywhere, so I just put my hair in a ponytail and pulled back the stray hairs with a lulu lemon headband. Kylie came into my room and we headed downstairs after grabbing us some water bottles. She grabbed her car keys and we got into her Range Rover.
As soon as we buckled up, she cranked up her playlist and we blasted music all the way to the gym.

*after the gym*

"Man. What a workout!" Kylie breathed after we had just finished our work out session.
"Yeah! Dang my legs and butt are so sore!" I exclaimed rubbing my tired muscles.
We got back in the car and started heading home. When we pulled out of the parking lot, I got text from Emma.

Emma: hey meg! so Tessa and I have a volleyball match today at 3 and I was gonna surprise her and invite u and I already invited Grayson and Ethan
Meghan: of course I'll come! it sounds so fun! I wouldn't miss it!
I replied back to her text.
"Who u textin?" Kylie asked while keeping her eyes locked on the road.
"My friend Emma. She invited me to her and Tessa's volleyball match later today... she said it's a surprise."
"Oh fun! Is it JV?" She asked
"No it's varsity." I replied back
"Oh my gosh I've been wanting to go to a varsity match for so long! Can I come?" She exploded.
"Sure!"

We parked in the garage and I went up stairs two at a time and turned on the water in my shower. It was already 10:30, which means we were at the gym for 2 and a half hours. I hopped in the warm shower and started to get cleaned up.

(Tessa POV)
Today is our first volleyball match of the season! I'm so excited but a tad bit nervous at the same time. I mean I'm really good and I have confidence, but it's just like that normal nervousness you get in the pit of your stomach every time you have a game or something.
I got out of bed at 9:15 and made sure I had my uniform ready and set to go. I went downstairs to eat breakfast and found Hadley watching Doc McStuffins while eating her fruit loops.
"Morning Had." I said
"Morning Tessa. Mom told me to tell you that she had to go help Aunt Karen with painting baby Noah's room but that she would meet us at the game." She said scrunching up her face in concentration to remember my moms long message.
"Ok so is Nick driving us?"
"Yep." she said turning her small head back to the TV, her short blond curls bouncing around.
I made myself some eggs for protein and then joined her at the bar, going through my Twitter feed in the process.

After I finished my breakfast, it was already 11:20. Nick walked in just as I was putting Hadley and I's dishes in the sink.
"Hey." he said, his voice still a bit raspy from waking up.
"Hi. Your taking me to my volleyball game." I said
"Yeah I know, mom texted me. So you nervous?" He asked, pouring himself some cereal.
"A bit but I mean I know we'll do great!" I said.
"Yeah that's good!" he said with a mouth full of cheerios.
I went upstairs and changed into my uniform, pulling my hair back in a French braid and putting in a headband to keep the loose curly hairs back. Then I helped Hadley with her hair and we left for the match.

(Kylie's POV)
Me and Meghan just got to school where the volleyball match was. I put the car in park and we started to walk into the school. Meghan was a bit ahead of me, walking really fast so that she wouldn't miss anything. I was falling a bit behind texting one of the girls on my cheerleading team, talking about practice starting and football jocks. Suddenly I felt someone grab my wrist and pull me away from the hallways. By now, Meghan was already gone and probably in the gym. I started freaking out. Last year, I was dating this guy named Tanner and he was sweet at first, but he started being very controlling and become a jerk so I dumped him. When I dumped him, he got really mad and became an even more of a jerk, if that's even possible. The first thing I thought of was him. Don't ask me why but I just did. I hadn't even realized I had closed my eyes until I opened them and found myself standing in a little room with Nick Peterson smiling down at me.
"So I told myself I wasn't gonna chicken outta this and I better do it before I do." he said quickly.
I was so confused but before I could reply he crashed his lips onto mine. I was completely shocked and he knew it because he smiled into the kiss. I started to kiss back. My hands were lying on his chest while his were planted firmly and protectively on my waist. I was slightly pushed up against the wall of the small janitors' closet, our lips moving in perfect sync. We were just standing there kissing for a good 3 minutes until we both pulled back, catching our breaths.
"Wow! I was not expecting that." I said smiling.
"Hahah." Nick laughed, "Look Kylie, ever since I moved here and had to leave my girlfriend back in California, I thought I was never gonna find another girl. But I was wrong! I found you! And you are way beyond her! I like you a lot. Would you be my girlfriend?" He asked. Again I was put at a loss for words. I looked up at him and said,
"I would love to be your girlfriend!"
He had the happiest look on his face as he leaned in for yet another kiss, making my stomach twist. (I know right, cheesy but whatever) This one much shorter than the first. But I didn't care. I was so happy right now. I really like Nick and I never thought he would ask me out. He is so hot! We got out of the closet and walked hand in hand to the gymnasium. I think I could get used to this.